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Illinois Mid-Century Modern Buildings (page 7)

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Casino Bowl
Quincy, IL

2009:
2024:
The Casino Bowl had opened by 1954. By 2012, the breezeblock on the side of the building has been covered up or removed. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map]

Quincy Regional Airport
Quincy, IL
The Quincy Regional Airport, originally known as Baldwin Field, was designed by John Benya and built in 1969. For more, see this website. [map]

former Rapp Clinic
Quincy, IL
This window is on the side of the former Rapp Clinic which was built in 1954. The building now houses Chaddock Foster and Adoption Services. [map]

modular kiosk
Rockford, IL		 Rockford Products
Rockford, IL
This modular kiosk is used as a parking payment booth. This booth and the ticket vending machines appear to be mid-century modern but maybe they are more recent than that. [map]

Rockford Products was established in 1929 as the Rockford Screw Products Company. It was once the world's largest manufacturers of fasteners and other industrial products. This led to Rockford's nickname of "Screw City." The plant expanded many times over the years. I believe this administrative building was built from 1961-1964. The company closed in 2016 and the building has been vacant since then. The fence around the property has different screws and bolts on top of each picket. There is also a clocktower with screws and bolts instead of numbers. [map]

Hyatt Regency O'Hare
Rosemont, IL
The Hyatt Regency O'Hare was designed by John Portman and built in 1969. For more, see this website. [map]

ELM Professional Building
Skokie, IL
The ELM Professional Building was built in 1960 for medical offices. [map]

Ethical Humanist Society
Skokie, IL
The Ethical Humanist Society building was built by 1967 for the Westlegg Construction Co. [map]

Palco Builders
Skokie, IL
This building was built for Palco Builders in 1963. The building now houses Knowledge Systems Institute. For more see this website. [map]